Lagos State AIDS Control Agency makes clarification after the state recorded the highest number of reported HIV cases among Nigeria’s 36 states in 2025

The Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA) has clarified that reports stating the state recorded 10,430 HIV cases in 2025 do not indicate 10,430 new infections, but rather the number of people diagnosed through expanded HIV testing services during the year. The agency issued the clarification following reports based on the Federal Ministry of Health…

Tinubu’s Govt To Replace NYSC Khaki Uniform With Adire

President Bola Tinubu’s Government has announced plans to replace the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) khaki uniform with locally made Adire fabric as part of reforms designed to improve the scheme. Minister of Youth Development Ayodele Olawande revealed the plan on Thursday during an interview on Channels Television’s “The Morning Brief”. He said the decision…

Adire fabric to replace Khaki as uniform

The Federal Government has announced plans to replace the traditional khaki uniform of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) with Adire fabric as part of ongoing reforms aimed at repositioning the scheme and promoting indigenous industries.   The Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, disclosed this on Thursday while speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning…

“15k from someone in the US who promised me ‘big money’ feels somehow” — X user sparks debate

  An X user has stirred mixed reactions after admitting she felt disappointed after receiving ₦15,000 from someone living in the United States who had promised to send her “big money.”   According to her, she is grateful for every gift and didn’t ask for the money, but said the amount felt underwhelming considering the…

Married doctor appears in court after his two girlfriends fought over him

A prominent Zimbabwean doctor and business executive, Dr David Madzikanda, has told a Harare magistrate’s court that two women involved in a cyberbullying case are both his girlfriends, while stating that he remains legally married to his wife. Dr Madzikanda made the disclosure while testifying as a State witness before Magistrate Lisa Mutendereki in Zimbabwe,…

Man who took sister-in-law to court over his brother’s £5m fortune lands huge bill after losing battle

A London court has ordered a man to pay substantial legal costs after losing a dispute over his late brother’s multimillion-pound estate. The case centred on the estate of the late property investor and restaurateur Abbas Moaven, whose widow, Gabriela Teixeira, successfully challenged documents that reduced the value of the inheritance available to her and…

Two suspects arrested as troops bust illegal arms factory in Kebbi

Troops of Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have dismantled an illegal arms manufacturing syndicate and recovered five locally fabricated rifles during an intelligence-led operation in Kebbi State.   The operation targeted a secluded compound allegedly being used by the syndicate to manufacture and supply locally made firearms to terrorist and bandit groups operating across the…